Graham Taylor believes Aston Villa will struggle to keep hold of Christian Benteke – even if they avoid relegation from the Barclays Premier League. The former Villa manager reckons that the club’s tightened fiscal outlook means that should a bidding war start for the £25 million-rated Belgium

Graham Taylor believes that Aston Villa will struggle to keep Christian Benteke, even if they avoid relegation from the Barclays Premier League. The former Villa manager says that the club’s tightened fiscal outlook means that, should a bidding war start for the £25 million-rated Belgium striker

Tony Pulis believes he should be judged by his record over his entire reign at Stoke City and not just poor results in 2013 amidst renewed speculation that he will leave the club as soon as their Premier League status is assured. The Stoke manager, who has led the club up from also-rans in the

Alan Pardew is not always renowned for his humility, but the Newcastle United manager admitted he would “certainly not be arrogant” enough to proclaim his team are safe just yet. In warning upwardly mobile clubs such as Saturday’s opponents and Swansea City that competing in the Europa League

Paul Lambert may owe Sir Alex Ferguson a debt of gratitude but he insists Aston Villa are not intending to go to Old Trafford tonight for a title party. The Villa manager, who was given a leg-up by Ferguson when he was out of work earlier in his managerial career, wants to delay United’s twentieth

Paul Lambert has warned Christian Benteke that he must avoid being a “one-season wonder” after Aston Villa’s prolific striker was nominated for the PFA’s young player of the year award today. The Belgium international has scored 15 goals in his inaugural Premier League season and 25 all told

Tony Pulis believes Harry Redknapp should be made the “king of London” if he keeps Queens Park Rangers in the Barclays Premier League. The Stoke City manager is also adamant that his mentor will continue managing next season, even if he is operating in the npower Championship. Stoke could all but

Tony Pulis would accept losing the next three games and Stoke City’s survival chances going down to the last minute of the season if it meant his team staying in the Barclays Premier League. Stoke go to Queens Park Rangers on Saturday on the back of a run of one win in 14 league games but Pulis

Steve Bruce is still likely to finish the season with a bigger smile than anyone at Molineux. But last night Wolverhampton Wanderers, the club where 14 months ago he supposedly had an offer to take charge withdrawn, hampered Hull City’s promotion from the npower Championship while enhancing their

Tony Pulis has challenged his Stoke City players to win the war in a five-game season that includes three relegation battles in the next three weeks. Pre-match talk that a heavy defeat would leave the Stoke manager in immediate peril of his job is said to be premature and, after a run of one win